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Direct Indirect Speech MCQs

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Question #441
He said, 'I have never seen such a mess.'
A. He said that he has never seen such a mess.
B. He said that he had never seen such a mess.
C. He said that he never saw such a mess.
D. He said that he had never saw such a mess.
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Present perfect to past perfect.
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Question #442
She said, 'I will do whatever you ask.'
A. She said that she will do whatever you ask.
B. She said that she would do whatever I ask.
C. She said that she would do whatever I asked.
D. She said that she would do whatever you ask.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'Will' to 'would'. 'You' to 'I'. 'Ask' to 'asked'.
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Question #443
He said, 'I can't promise anything.'
A. He said that he can't promised anything.
B. He said that he couldn't promise anything.
C. He said that he can't promise anything.
D. He said that he couldn't promised anything.
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
'Can't' to 'couldn't'.
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Question #444
She said, 'I must be careful not to make any mistakes.'
A. She said that she had to be careful not to made any mistakes.
B. She said that she must be careful not to made any mistakes.
C. She said that she must be careful not to make any mistakes.
D. She said that she had to be careful not to make any mistakes.
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
'Must' to 'had to'.
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Question #445
He said, 'I will join the course next semester.'
A. He said that he would join the course next semester.
B. He said that he will join the course next semester.
C. He said that he would join the course the following semester.
D. He said that he would join the course the next semester.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'Will' to 'would'. 'Next semester' to 'the following semester'.
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Question #446
She said, 'I don't know why he left.'
A. She said that she didn't know why he left.
B. She said that she didn't know why he had left.
C. She said that she hadn't known why he left.
D. She said that she doesn't know why he left.
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Main clause backshifts, subordinate 'left' to 'had left'.
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Question #447
He said, 'I can swim very well.'
A. He said that he could swim very well.
B. He said that he can swam very well.
C. He said that he could swam very well.
D. He said that he can swim very well.
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'Can' to 'could'.
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Question #448
She said, 'I will be happy to help.'
A. She said that she would be happy to helped.
B. She said that she will be happy to help.
C. She said that she would be happy to help.
D. She said that she was happy to help.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'Will be' to 'would be'.
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Question #449
He said, 'I have already eaten lunch.'
A. He said that he has already eaten lunch.
B. He said that he had already eaten lunch.
C. He said that he already ate lunch.
D. He said that he had already ate lunch.
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Present perfect to past perfect.
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Question #450
She said, 'I am not interested in politics.'
A. She said that she was not interested in politics.
B. She said that she had not been interested in politics.
C. She said that she wasn't interested in politics.
D. She said that she is not interested in politics.
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Present to past.
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Question #451
He said, 'I will be leaving for London tomorrow.'
A. He said that he will be leaving for London tomorrow.
B. He said that he would be leaving for London the next day.
C. He said that he would leave for London the next day.
D. He said that he would be leaving for London tomorrow.
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
'Will be leaving' to 'would be leaving'. 'Tomorrow' to 'the next day'.
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Question #452
She said, 'I can't believe you did that.'
A. She said that she couldn't believe you did that.
B. She said that she can't believe you did that.
C. She said that she couldn't believe I had done that.
D. She said that she couldn't believe I did that.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'Can't' to 'couldn't'. 'You' to 'I'. 'Did' to 'had done'.
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Question #453
He said, 'I may have to change my plans.'
A. He said that he might have to changed his plans.
B. He said that he might have to change his plans.
C. He said that he may have to change his plans.
D. He said that he may have to changed his plans.
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
'May' to 'might'.
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Question #454
She said, 'I would rather you called me later.'
A. She said that she would rather I call her later.
B. She said that she would rather you called her later.
C. She said that she would rather I called her later.
D. She said that she would rather I had called her later.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'Would rather' + past subjunctive remains. 'You' to 'I', 'me' to 'her'.
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Question #455
He said, 'I have been working on this project for months.'
A. He said that he has been working on this project for months.
B. He said that he had been working on this project for months.
C. He said that he had been working on that project for months.
D. He said that he worked on that project for months.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Present perfect continuous to past perfect continuous. 'This' to 'that'.
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Question #456
She said, 'I will not forget your kindness.'
A. She said that she wouldn't forget my kindness.
B. She said that she will not forget my kindness.
C. She said that she would not forget my kindness.
D. She said that she would not forget your kindness.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'Will not' to 'would not'. 'Your' to 'my'.
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Question #457
He said, 'I don't care what people think.'
A. He said that he didn't care what people think.
B. He said that he didn't care what people thought.
C. He said that he doesn't care what people think.
D. He said that he hadn't cared what people thought.
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Simple present negative to simple past negative. Subordinate 'think' to 'thought'.
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Question #458
She said, 'I might be able to come.'
A. She said that she could be able to come.
B. She said that she may be able to come.
C. She said that she might be able to come.
D. She said that she might have been able to come.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'Might' remains.
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Question #459
He said, 'I would rather you stayed with me.'
A. He said that he would rather I stayed with him.
B. He said that he would rather I had stayed with him.
C. He said that he would rather I stay with him.
D. He said that he would rather you stayed with him.
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'Would rather' + past subjunctive remains. 'You' to 'I', 'me' to 'him'.
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Question #460
She said, 'I have never been treated like this.'
A. She said that she had never been treated like this.
B. She said that she had never been treated like that.
C. She said that she has never been treated like this.
D. She said that she never was treated like that.
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Present perfect to past perfect. 'This' to 'that'.
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